Category: MIL OSI
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The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Aishwarya Veerabahu, Ph.D. Candidate in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison Golden oyster mushrooms can be cultivated, but they can also escape into the wild. DDukang/iStock/Getty Images Plus Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious…
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Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: here’s how bad it could get
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Khalid Siddig, Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader for the Sudan Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. What began as a…
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How rising living costs are changing the way we date, live and love
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Melise Panetta, Lecturer of Marketing in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University Young adults in their 20s and 30s face an altered social landscape where financial realities influence their relationships. (Rene Ranisch/Unsplash) If it feels like rising prices are affecting your dating…
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ showcases Donald Trump’s penchant for visual cruelty
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Marycarmen Lara Villanueva, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto The United States government recently announced the opening of a massive immigrant detention facility built deep within the Florida Everglades that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” White House…
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Biology is complex and diverse, so scientific research approaches need to be too
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Thomas Merritt, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University The beautiful, fascinating and often perplexing world around us grows from intricate and convoluted interactions of millions of pieces. As scientists, we work to understand and describe the parts and interactions of these systems. Scientific understanding is only…
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Alpha males are surprisingly rare among primates – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University Female lemurs are often dominant. Miroslav Halama/Shutterstock Is it true that male animals are dominant over females? Previous studies have often found male-biased power in primates and other mammals. A new study, investigating physical encounters between…
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Measles isn’t just dangerous – it may erase your immune system
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Antony Black, Lecturer, Life Sciences, University of Westminster INSAGO/Shutterstock Blindness, pneumonia, severe diarrhoea and even death – measles virus infections, especially in children, can have devastating consequences. Fortunately, we have a safe and effective defence. Measles vaccines are estimated to have averted more than 60 million…
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Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cassandra Etter-Wenzel, DPhil Candidate in Energy Policy, University of Oxford Marcin Rogozinski/Shutterstock The UK government has decided against setting different prices for electricity based on the locations of consumers. Zonal pricing would have categorised Britain into distinct zones, each with wholesale electricity prices that reflect how…
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What is peer review? The role anonymous experts play in scrutinizing research before it gets published
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Joshua Winowiecki, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Michigan State University Reviewer 1: “This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions.” Reviewer 2: “This manuscript is deeply flawed. The authors’ conclusions are…
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Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York White button mushrooms are one of the types studied to inform stronger materials. DigiPub/Moment via Getty Images Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your…